Vincent Baby
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I share interesting reads about world politics, the news media, and corporate governance.
French scribe based in Hong Kong.
French scribe based in Hong Kong.
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Amid this sordid mess, an enjoyable farce
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Amid this sordid mess, an enjoyable farce
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Framing, New York Times, framing... When you win an absolute majority (50.4%), you are *entitled* to deliver on your mandate, it's got nothing to do with being"emboldened" (like a... radical, right?)
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Framing, New York Times, framing... When you win an absolute majority (50.4%), you are *entitled* to deliver on your mandate, it's got nothing to do with being"emboldened" (like a... radical, right?)
As I was saying. I dedicate this prize ... to President Trump. Very smart - and probably not what the Nobel committee was expecting. She can't travel to receive the prize. Will she ask Trump to receive it on her behalf?
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As I was saying. I dedicate this prize ... to President Trump. Very smart - and probably not what the Nobel committee was expecting. She can't travel to receive the prize. Will she ask Trump to receive it on her behalf?
Interesting juxtaposition.
Btw, Kiplinger says the US health life expectancy or HALE is 63.9 years, according to WHO. That is the average age a person is expected to live in good health without having any chronic diseases or significant disabilities.
Btw, Kiplinger says the US health life expectancy or HALE is 63.9 years, according to WHO. That is the average age a person is expected to live in good health without having any chronic diseases or significant disabilities.
October 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Interesting juxtaposition.
Btw, Kiplinger says the US health life expectancy or HALE is 63.9 years, according to WHO. That is the average age a person is expected to live in good health without having any chronic diseases or significant disabilities.
Btw, Kiplinger says the US health life expectancy or HALE is 63.9 years, according to WHO. That is the average age a person is expected to live in good health without having any chronic diseases or significant disabilities.
Some welcome sarcasm from the Gray Lady
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Some welcome sarcasm from the Gray Lady
Job interviews in the days when they didn't ask you "Where do you see yourself in five years?" and "What is your greatest weakness?" 🤮 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/i...
September 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Job interviews in the days when they didn't ask you "Where do you see yourself in five years?" and "What is your greatest weakness?" 🤮 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/i...
Maybe history would have been different if the Trump Tower elevator had malfunctioned too.
September 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Maybe history would have been different if the Trump Tower elevator had malfunctioned too.
France and Britain are in thrall to pensioners - on.ft.com/4mlfR9F (gift link)
September 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
France and Britain are in thrall to pensioners - on.ft.com/4mlfR9F (gift link)
Ezra Klein to Democrats: defund Trump's government, stop acting like this is normal
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ezra Klein to Democrats: defund Trump's government, stop acting like this is normal
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Amusing gambit by News Corp's Robert Thomson to wind up Trump against AI giants by claiming they are 'purloining' the Art of the Deal
open.substack.com/pub/grahamlo...
open.substack.com/pub/grahamlo...
August 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Amusing gambit by News Corp's Robert Thomson to wind up Trump against AI giants by claiming they are 'purloining' the Art of the Deal
open.substack.com/pub/grahamlo...
open.substack.com/pub/grahamlo...
Another exhibit to file under: conventional wisdom is always wrong. Counterbalancing factors have prevented tariffs to cause stagflation so far
on.ft.com/4o1tdtA
on.ft.com/4o1tdtA
July 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Another exhibit to file under: conventional wisdom is always wrong. Counterbalancing factors have prevented tariffs to cause stagflation so far
on.ft.com/4o1tdtA
on.ft.com/4o1tdtA
Krugman hits it on the nail: "In truth, plutocrats will hardly suffer any consequences from their failure to buy this election — other than feeling frustrated over the fact that they did in fact fail to buy it."
A key point ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
A key point ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
June 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Krugman hits it on the nail: "In truth, plutocrats will hardly suffer any consequences from their failure to buy this election — other than feeling frustrated over the fact that they did in fact fail to buy it."
A key point ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
A key point ⤵️
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The titans are reading this as well as return to the office #thenativesarerestless
www.wsj.com/us-news/wall...
www.wsj.com/us-news/wall...
June 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The titans are reading this as well as return to the office #thenativesarerestless
www.wsj.com/us-news/wall...
www.wsj.com/us-news/wall...
Cry me a river. *So* many headaches to deal with for a median annual compensation of only $30.9 million (in the US)
on.ft.com/43Y7SJJ
on.ft.com/43Y7SJJ
June 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Cry me a river. *So* many headaches to deal with for a median annual compensation of only $30.9 million (in the US)
on.ft.com/43Y7SJJ
on.ft.com/43Y7SJJ
Forcibly removed, correct, but wrestled to the ground is missing from these alerts to convey what actually happened. And he 'interrupted' the news conference because... he's not a member of the press? He was trying to ask a question.
June 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Forcibly removed, correct, but wrestled to the ground is missing from these alerts to convey what actually happened. And he 'interrupted' the news conference because... he's not a member of the press? He was trying to ask a question.
As prophecies go, this one by Murray Rothbard was pretty prescient
on.ft.com/4013yqz
on.ft.com/4013yqz
June 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
As prophecies go, this one by Murray Rothbard was pretty prescient
on.ft.com/4013yqz
on.ft.com/4013yqz
Here we go, translation courtesy of Farrell's Substack open.substack.com/pub/programm...
May 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Here we go, translation courtesy of Farrell's Substack open.substack.com/pub/programm...
This is quite embarrassing. Philip Hammond, Penny Mordaunt, Sajid Javid, Thérèse Coffey, I could remember the faces, but not the names. Others, like Raab, I had thankfully completely forgotten.
May 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is quite embarrassing. Philip Hammond, Penny Mordaunt, Sajid Javid, Thérèse Coffey, I could remember the faces, but not the names. Others, like Raab, I had thankfully completely forgotten.
Meanwhile, two of Trump’s best friends keep slaughtering children
April 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Meanwhile, two of Trump’s best friends keep slaughtering children
Saved by Switzerland ⌚️ 🍫
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wapo.st/4jLoABd
April 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Saved by Switzerland ⌚️ 🍫
wapo.st/4jLoABd
wapo.st/4jLoABd
Fascinating for tax nerds. Punitive tariffs (assuming they last...) could upend the rationale for transfer pricing, the egregious practice whereby multinationals pay royalties to a low-taxed foreign entity to "use" the intellectual property they created in the first place
on.ft.com/42j1JFQ
on.ft.com/42j1JFQ
April 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fascinating for tax nerds. Punitive tariffs (assuming they last...) could upend the rationale for transfer pricing, the egregious practice whereby multinationals pay royalties to a low-taxed foreign entity to "use" the intellectual property they created in the first place
on.ft.com/42j1JFQ
on.ft.com/42j1JFQ
How Gatsby foretold Trump’s America on.ft.com/4iViqOD
April 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How Gatsby foretold Trump’s America on.ft.com/4iViqOD
Some light-hearted home truths about the tariffs by the irrepressible Jaeki Cho on Instagram
April 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Some light-hearted home truths about the tariffs by the irrepressible Jaeki Cho on Instagram